Recent content by ITXtended

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    Other Broken Hard Drive Sata Connector? Here's a Fix!

    I just did a video of how I was able to save my 3.5" 3TB WD Green drive by using an $8 adapter and a glue gun. Click the link below to check out the video on my YouTube channel: I hope this video is able to help someone salvage their own hard drive!
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    GPU RX 480 Driver Update expected within the next 48 hours! Fix + Increased Performance

    With that said, if you are skeptical of that 450W Chinese PSU with rainbow colored wires that was included with your case when you purchased it, it might be high time to upgrade now that this fix is less than 48hrs away! http://amzn.to/29mPSyu
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    GPU RX 480 Driver Update expected within the next 48 hours! Fix + Increased Performance

    So it looks as though AMD was a bit busy over the weekend! The new driver (16.7.1) will deliver a change to the power distribution at the PCIe slot which will most likely send more power through the 6 pin PCIe connector from the PSU. With the PCIe connector already out of spec, this is the best...
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    GPU RX 480 Powergate a Non concern for early adpoters

    Here's a tidbit of info that I've come to realize and I feel like absolutely needs to be shared, people are worried that this graphics cards is going to fry their motherboards because of all the reports that sprung up after the NDA was lifted on the 29th. Well I have news for you, the card only...
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    GPU RX 480 or wait for GTX 1060

    Have you seen pictures of the 1060?? Definitely has the LOOK of an FE to me! Lets hope they skip the FE this time for the sake of more cards in stock for once! As stated by others, there are some very good AIB cards coming that we all hope to fix the power issues that these cards are...
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    GPU RX 480 or wait for GTX 1060

    This isn't the best information. If you turn the power limit up in AMD's Wattman tool to around 20-50% you will achieve stable over clocks UP TO 1360Mhz over the base clock of 1120Mhz (+20% increase). Early reviewers failed to do this because the Wattman tool was new at the time of testing and...